Mössingen (dpa / lsw) – police officers found a man with severe burns on a street in Mössingen (Tübingen district). Residents had spoken about calls for help coming from the street on Friday night, a police spokesman said on Friday. There the police met the unresponsive 22-year-old with severe burns. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and is currently unavailable.

During a search, a helicopter was also used, a possible fire site and a container with flammable liquid were found nearby. The background is still unclear, said the spokesman. The criminal police are investigating.